Monday, November 9, 2020

11/15 #CripTheVote Post-Election Hangout


Graphic with an aqua background with a Black Twitter bird icon on the left and two speech bubbles on the right. Text: #CripTheVote Twitter Chat, Post-Election Hangout, Sunday, November 15, 2020, http://cripthevote.blogspot.com/

Graphic with an aqua background with a Black Twitter bird icon on the left and two speech bubbles on the right. Text: #CripTheVote Twitter Chat, Post-Election Hangout, Sunday, November 15, 2020, http://cripthevote.blogspot.com/

  

Whew … it’s been some week, some year, and some 4 years. The co-partners of #CripTheVote, Andrew Pulrang, Gregg Beratan, and Alice Wong, invite you to a Twitter chat on November 15, 2020, 7 pm Eastern to share your thoughts about the 2020 election. Please note this will be a 30-minute chat. 

How to Participate

 

Follow @GreggBeratan @AndrewPulrang @DisVisibility. When it’s time for the chat, search #CripTheVote on Twitter for the series of live tweets under the ‘Latest’ tab for the full conversation. 

 

If you don’t use Twitter, you can follow along in real time here: http://twubs.com/CripTheVote

 

If you might be overwhelmed by the amount of tweets and only want to see the chat’s questions so you can respond to them, check @DisVisibility’s account. The questions will be Tweeted approximately 6-7 minutes apart. 

 

Another way to participate in the chat is to use this app that allows you to pause the chat if the Tweets are coming at you too fast: http://www.tchat.io/

 

Here is a link for people who are new to Twitter on starting an account and how to use it: https://help.twitter.com/en/new-user-faq

 

Here’s an article about how to participate in a Twitter chat: https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/how-to-participate-in-a-twitter-chat/546805/

 

Check out this captioned ASL explanation of how to participate in a chat by @behearddc https://www.facebook.com/HEARDDC/videos/1181213075257528/



Introductory Tweets and Chat Questions 

 

Welcome to the #CripTheVote post-election Twitter chat! Let’s hang and unpack a bit. Remember to use the #CripTheVote hashtag when you tweet. If you respond to a question such as Q1, your tweet should follow this format: “A1 [your message] #CripTheVote”


Q1 We are glad to have you join us today! How are YOU doing? How are you processing the results and recovering from #Election2020? #CripTheVote


Q2 What are your hopes and concerns for the new Administration led by President Elect @JoeBiden and Vice-President Elect @KamalaHarris? #CripTheVote 


Q3 What are some major policy issues and changes in the Administration that are needed to undo the damage to marginalized communities including the disability community? #CripTheVote 


Q4 There’s a lot of work ahead. What kinds of advocacy is needed by the disability community to advance our issues both on the ground and in local, state, and federal government? #CripTheVote

 

Thank you for joining us today! This concludes our #CripTheVote post-election chat. Please keep the conversation going. A recap of this chat will be up shortly. For more: http://cripthevote.blogspot.com/

Sunday, November 1, 2020

Election Night - #CripTheVote

Election Night #CripTheVote in bold white letters on a background with a horizontal color gradient from red to blue

As we approach Election Day and whatever occurs in the days after, here are some helpful resources to help us all manage our worries, hopes, and reactions. Special thanks to Jack Rosen, Voter Engagement Specialist at the National Disability Rights Network for sharing some of these links.


Voting in 2020

American Association of People with Disabilities


Election Protection Hotlines

Election Protection


When To Expect Election Results In Every State

Nathaniel Rakich and Elena Mejía - FiveThirtyEight.com


Every Vote Counts Toolkit

American Association of People with Disabilities


Election night marks the end of one phase of campaign 2020 – and the start of another

Drew Desilver - Pew Research Center


Social Media Toolkit: Managing Expectations for Election Results & Why We Must #CountEveryVote


How We Manage November 3rd And Beyond

Voting Rights Lab


Feel free to join us on Twitter anytime to discuss the results and ongoing developments as they happen. Just include the hashtag #CripTheVote to add your tweets and replies to the conversation. Whatever happens and whatever the outcome, lets continue to support each other and keep the disability community involved and engaged!